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A man stands in front of six screens showing AI-generated videos.

The AI literacy gap facing Gen Alpha

A series of computers are lined up in command-centre style with a map of the world in front of the room. The image is partially obscured by a screen, providing an element of intrigue.

Canadian businesses need a new government approach to cybercrime

Evan Solomon is seen laughing while framed by cameras and microphones in the foreground.

A Canadian blueprint for trustworthy AI governance

The technician is a woman who is directing a long, tapered tube into a small clear vial. She’s in a white protective covering with lilac-coloured rubber gloves.

Why Canada needs a “deep prevention” approach to pandemic preparedness

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Canada’s outdated laws leave spyware oversight dangerously weak

Net-zero advisory body needs to sharpen its analysis

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Want to know where we are with cancer care? Don’t ask Ontario.

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When women’s health loses, we all lose

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Canada’s got AI talent. Let’s keep it here

A colourful long wall is made up of many black-framed squares showing images of people and things.

The missing voices at AI conferences

Canada’s tech policies and priorities aren’t doing enough to make citizens safer online

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Catherine Luelo named clerk’s adviser on digital transformation

A clearer right-to-repair picture emerges in Canada, but uncertainties remain

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Allegations of threats and lying perturb the federal public service

A boring closeup of a computer server, with yellow and blue cables coming out of it.

The federal government needs a digital transformation

A digital image with a Canadian flag disintegrating into a blue matrix symbolizing technology.

Chief information officer Catherine Luelo resigns from job revamping federal tech

A man in a black jacket looks at a row of watches. On the wall above are two shelves of smart phones.

Can openness stop digital platforms from exploiting users?

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Canada needs an integrated economic-security strategy

A crowd of people fill the street carrying a wide black banner with big red letters that say “Y’a des limites.” “There are limits.” The workers are all dressed in black shirts and many are waving small blue and white flags with the initials of their union, the FIQ.

Canadian health care needs a dose of retention and a shot of tech innovation

Towards regulating AI : A natural, labour and capital resources perspective

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Google’s news throttle threat may go down to the wire

A still-hazy picture of cannabis after five years of legalization

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Governments must act more urgently to attract needed digital talent

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AI bias must move to accountability to address inequity

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